2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (2nd title)
Winning coachWes Miller (1st title)
MVPFrancis Alonso (UNC Greensboro)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
← 2017
2019 →
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
East Tennessee State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Furman 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Mercer 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Wofford 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Western Carolina 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Samford 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
The Citadel 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
VMI 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Chattanooga 3 – 15   .167 10 – 23   .303
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 2 through 5, 2018.

UNC Greensboro defeated East Tennessee State in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UNC Greensboro 15–3
2 East Tennessee State 14–4
3 Furman 13–5
4 Mercer 11–7 2–0 vs Wofford
5 Wofford 11–7 0–2 vs Mercer
6 Western Carolina 8–10
7 Samford 6–11
8 The Citadel 5–13
9 VMI 4–14
10 Chattanooga 3–15

Schedule and results

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 2
1 5:00 pm No. 8 The Citadel vs No. 9 VMI 78–70 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Samford vs No. 10 Chattanooga 79–89
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3 12:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 8 The Citadel 82–66 ESPN3
4 2:30 pm No. 4 Mercer vs No. 5 Wofford 53–73
5 6:00 pm No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 10 Chattanooga 81–61
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Western Carolina 97–73
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
7 4:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 5 Wofford 56–55 ESPN3
8 6:30 pm No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 3 Furman 63–52
Final – Monday, March 5
9 9:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 2 East Tennessee State 62–47 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
March 2
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
March 3
ESPN3 		Semifinals
March 4
ESPN3 		Championship
March 5
ESPN2
            
1 UNC Greensboro 72
8 The Citadel 58
8 The Citadel 78
9 VMI 70
1 UNC Greensboro 56
5 Wofford 55
4 Mercer 53
5 Wofford 73
1 UNC Greensboro 62
2 East Tennessee State 47
2 East Tennessee State 77
10 Chattanooga 59
7 Samford 79
10 Chattanooga 89
2 East Tennessee State 63
3 Furman 52
3 Furman 97
6 Western Carolina 73

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.